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| In July, Woolworth announced it was closing its 400 remaining five-and-dimes, Montgomery Ward filed for bankruptcy, Apple dismissed the chief executive it had hired with great fanfare 17 months earlier, AT&T hung up on Bob Allen's designated replacement, and the Dow hit 8000. ``Years back, people depended on five-and-dimes for everything; today others fill those needs. Pay phones began charging 10 cents for local calls in 1954, when five-and-dimes were still accurately named and a brand-new Chevrolet cost $1,700. |
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